Meaning of the word pyroxene in English

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pyroxene

US /ˈpaɪ.rɑːk.siːn/
UK /ˈpaɪ.rɒk.siːn/

Noun

any of a large group of common rock-forming minerals, typically dark in color, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks

Example:
The basalt rock contained significant amounts of pyroxene.
Geologists study pyroxene crystals to understand rock formation.